# Accident 20000403005649A: Beech M35, April 3, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2000, 06:25 local time
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9778R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9778R-2005-12-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00FAMS1) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000403005649A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)SEE ATTACHMENT FROM PTRS:04/03/200-RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM FTW COMM CENTER THAT AIRCRAFT WAS LOST FROM LCH APPH RADAR AT 1125Z AT THE LLA 244/028 FIX AT 4000' ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM LFT TO SGR.    04/11/2000-SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS CONDUCTED BY US COAST GUARD, CAP, AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS SUSPENDED WITH NO FINDINGS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW00FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00FAMS1), Apr 3, 2000: Beech M35 (N9778R), Gulf Of Mexico, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's continued flight of the airplane into known adverse weather conditions resulting in the pilot's loss of control of the aircraft. Contributing factors were the severe turbulence and…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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